Blackface at this point is the opposite of what we Yidden should be doing in Gulas. Offensive costumes against us notwithstanding, the reason for all the uproar lately is not just because it looks offensive, but because of its racist history. And in the current political climate, feigning ignorance won’t work.

Why the need to “reitz” with the ”felker” for a silly costume? Don’t we get enough hatred from them as is?

We shouldn’t wear blackface because it’s insensitive. When Dov Hikind wore blackface a few years ago it caused a big chillul hashem. We should show other the same sensitivity we would like that they show us (even if they don’t). You have to be a Mentch because you’re a yid not because we’re in galus.

Well, we still don’t know if the Governor of Virginia was the one in blackface or the one in the klan costume. So, if a person wants to dress as him for Purim, they can just wear a klan costume. Then, they’ll have a 50% chance of portraying the right guy, and nobody’s offended! It’s a win-win!

When some parents allowed their kids to dress in concentration camp uniforms mocking the kadoshim from the shoah, there was near-universal horror and condemnation. While the two issues are not comparable, its important to remember that each ethnic group has its own visuals that evoke pain and emotional distress. There is a big difference between being politically incorrect in a humorous, satirical way and and outright and deliberate provocation where you know the painful consequences. If you cannot decipher that line, then go back and learn why.

To “1”. Actually, you degrade yourself and are insulting and disparaging “all people” when you make a fool of yourself and dress up in racially derogatory lvush or makeup. But go ahead since such self-humiliation seems to give you great nachas.

Dovid….if you are unable to make the distinctions in you question then no reason to respond further. Think of it in terms of whether dressing your kids for purim in a costume that ridiculed the appearence of a chashuvah rav whose skin pigmentation is very white because of a disease. or the lvush of a particular chassidus that dressed in very unusual ways.. If you think thats appropriate than nothing else to say.

Reb Yid: U’mein VaU’mein. Iits just that some of our resident trolls get off on trying to emulate certain vulgar, politically incorrect (and occasionally blatantly racist) political leaders on both ends of the political spectrum.

Part of Hatzneh Leshes is not drawing overt attention to oneself.
While I may disagree strongly with the use of :”blackface” as a measuring stick for racism I do not think that there is even the slightest disagreement that wearing blackface in the current climate is ithe opposite of the principle of hatzneh leches.
In addition we are in golus, v’hameivin yuvin.

Exactly! All I want to do is honor and show my respect for the African American community by putting on black face to show I can relate to their struggles. But, naturally, the oppressive leftist won’t let me do that.

Neville: Really special that your zeydeh and elter zeydeh etc. came from Africa where they developed the minhag of putting on blackface on Purim to show kovod to their neighbors rather than having come from the Alte Heim where presumably there were few Blacks to emulate on Purim.

Neville: If you ancestors came over on the Mayflower and settled in Crown Heights in the early 1700s, than you probably have a sound basis for your purim minhag and I’m certain its done with only the most noble and respectful intent, especially in those years when Purim comes reasonably close to Black History Month.

To MKYLB: Sorry you have to deal with this but we have some really dumb resident trolls who constantly seek new threads or opportunities to assert that its “OK” to disparage, mock or disrespect women, blacks, Hispanics, muslims or whatever rant they think will get a rise from other CR readers. Responding generally energizes them to amp up their rants or start a new one. Its not just a question of being “politically incorrect” on controversial public policy issues since that would require invoking verifiable information or objective facts to support a position. That’s too much work for a troll not really interested in civil discourse. Instead, just make some moronic comment about other groups and move on. .

@gadolhadorah i couldn’t stop laughing at your comment. about 90 percent of the people who access this website probably consider you a really dumb resident troll (and technically you ARE anti-black…hat)